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A ministerial committee chaired by Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Obeid recently decided to offer local and international tenders for the construction of 11 new highways, according to Al-Ahram daily.

The 4,000-kilometer long highways will be laid throughout various regions in Egypt, and are expected to reach an estimated cost of 800 million Egyptian pounds ($205.9 million). The construction of three of the 11 roads ― Cairo-Kreimat, Kreimat-Suez and Suez-Sukhna ― will begin immediately.

Last year, plans were put forth for the construction of a new highway system throughout the country at the total cost of 22 billion Egyptian pounds, including new access roads, service facilities, stores and rest facilities.